SB Nation Kansas City - Thunder Vs. Warriors: OKC Opens Road Trip With 120-109 Win Over Golden Statehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2012-01-28T07:26:21-06:00http://kansascity.sbnation.com/rss/stream/25160782012-01-28T07:26:21-06:002012-01-28T07:26:21-06:00Thunder Vs. Warriors Final Score: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook Lead OKC To 120-109 Win
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<p>Oklahoma City improved its record to a Western Conference best 16-3 and got their road trip off to a good start with a 120-109 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a>. </p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Thunder</a> used a 14-3 run in the fourth quarter to stop a Warriors run and ultimately capture the victory. <span>Kevin Durant</span> led the Thunder with 37 points and 14 rebounds. <span>Russell Westbrook</span> added 28 points and 11 rebounds for Oklahoma City. If there was a negative for the Thunder it was that Durant and Westbrook finished with seven turnovers each. <span>Serge Ibaka</span> logged a double-double with 20 points and 12 boards while <span>James Harden</span> chipped in 19 points off the bench. </p>
<p><span>Dorell Wright</span> led the Warriors with 23 points and nine rebounds including 6-9 shooting from beyond-the-arc. <span>David Lee</span> added 19 points. Steph Curry finished with 15 points and rookie Kyle Thompson scored 14 points off the bench. <span>Monta Ellis</span> rounded out the Warriors double figure scorers with 13 points. Curry and Ellis combined to shoot 11-33 in the game and were 2-11 from three-point range. </p>
<p>The Thunder have a two game lead over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Denver Nuggets</a> in the race for the top seed in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City is in the middle of a three game road trip and will play seven of their next eight games on the road.</p>
<p><i>For more on this game Thunder fans should visit <a href="http://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Welcome To Loud City</a> and Warriors fans should stop by <a href="http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Of Mind</a>. For more news and analysis on the NBA head on over to <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba">SB Nation's NBA Basketball page</a>.</i> </p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/oklahoma-city-thunder/2012/1/28/2754183/thunder-vs-warriors-2012-final-scoreKris Willis2012-01-27T22:52:03-06:002012-01-27T22:52:03-06:00Thunder Vs. Warriors Halftime Score: OKC Leads By Five Over Golden State
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<p><span>Kevin Durant</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> and </span><span>Russell Westbrook</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> are being the usual scoring duo for the </span><a href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/" class="sbn-auto-link" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Oklahoma City Thunder</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> as the two have 15 and 14 points respectively, but it is </span><span>James Harden</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> who has scored 12 points off the bench in the first half. With Harden's big first half the Thunder are leading the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Golden State </span><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span>Warriors</span></font></a> 57-52 at the half.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The Thunder are also leading this game because they are getting to the basket and getting to the free throw line and have made 18 of 20 free throws compared to six of eight for the Warriors. That free throw disparity is offsetting the three-point discrepancy where the Warriors have made six of 15 compared to the Thunder who has made one of six. </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><i style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">For more on this game Thunder fans should head on over to <a href="http://www.welcometoloudcity.com/" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #232e80; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Welcome To Loud City</a> and Warriors fans should check out <a href="http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #232e80; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Golden State Of Mind</a>. For more NBA news and analysis be sure to check out <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #232e80; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">SB Nation's NBA Basketball page</a>.</i></p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/oklahoma-city-thunder/2012/1/27/2753912/thunder-warriors-halftime-scoreJeremy Mauss2012-01-27T07:00:59-06:002012-01-27T07:00:59-06:00Thunder Vs. Warriors Time, TV, Radio Info And More
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<p>Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder open a three-game road trip on Friday in Oakland against the Golden State Warriors. </p> <p>Oklahoma City opens a three-game road swing Friday night in Oakland against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a>. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Thunder</a> have won three games in a row and are a Western Conference best 15-3. <span>Kevin Durant</span> scored 25 points in Wednesday's win over New Orleans. </p>
<p>Golden State snapped a three-game slide with a 101-93 win over Portland Wednesday. <span>Stephen Curry</span> scored a season-high 32 points in the win. </p>
<p>Oklahoma City and Golden State have split their last four matchups with each win being decided by six or fewer points. Curry has averaged 30.5 points in those four meetings while Durant has averaged 34 per game over that stretch. </p>
<p><b>Game date/time:</b> Friday, January 27, 9:30 pm CT</p>
<p><b>Location:</b> ORACLE Arena, Oakland, California</p>
<p><b>TV:</b> Fox Sports Oklahoma</p>
<p><b>Radio:</b> <a href="http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/thunder_radio_network_1011.html">Thunder Radio Network</a></p>
<p><b>Online Streaming:</b> NBA League Pass Broadband</p>
<p><i>For more on this game Thunder fans should head on over to <a href="http://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Welcome To Loud City</a> and Warriors fans should check out <a href="http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Of Mind</a>. For more NBA news and analysis be sure to check out <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba">SB Nation's NBA Basketball page</a>.</i></p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/thunder/2012/1/27/2748294/thunder-vs-warriors-time-tv-radio-info-and-moreKris Willis